2015 SRW Ram 3500 Cummins (First year review)
Ok, so not quite a year (will be October 27th). But I wanted to do this and give a true, honest opinion to anyone possibly looking at something similar to mine as there wasn't a great deal out there ...
Forum Discussion
Cummins12V98 wrote:
brulaz,
You should try towing with a 98 12V for a while. My wife and I are thrilled at how we can actually carry on a conversation at ANY time in our 15 LongHorn dually towing a combined 33K.
I do suspect that the top-of-the-line, "Cadillac" versions of the RAM 2500 (that we were unwilling to pay for), might provide a quieter ride when working hard. Sound insulation and vibration control technology is pretty good these days, you just have to be willing to pay for it.
And I wonder what Ford and GM bring to the table in terms of cabin quiet when working hard. Unfortunately it can't be evaluated with unloaded test runs.
It's just something that I never heard brought up in comparisons of the big diesels. And it might be important to some folks.
Cummins12V98 wrote:
At below 1100rpm in 2nd the trailer brakes along with the truck brakes should be working well enough as to not be an issue.
Agreed, but then when I speed up, I have to get going uncomfortably fast before the EB comes back on. Or maybe I have to upshift to 3rd and then back down to 2nd. Will try that the next time anyway.
